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Schein, Jeffrey – Journal of Jewish Education, 2007
This article presents the author's response to Joseph Reimer's essay titled, "Beyond More Jews Doing Jewish: Clarifying the Goals of Informal Jewish Education." The author focuses his response on Reimer's notions of challenging advocates of informal Jewish education to "go deeper" into the learning processes they envision. The…
Descriptors: Jews, Day Camp Programs, Judaism, Learning Processes

Tovey, Robert; And Others – Child Welfare, 1990
Describes experiences of an alliance of child and youth treatment agencies whose members converted to computer-based networking modalities. A developmental analysis of individual users and telecommunications networks is offered. Side effects, barriers, and unexpected advantages are delineated. (BB)
Descriptors: Children, Clinics, Community Programs, Computer Networks
New York State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled, Albany. – 1992
This study examined the incidence and nature of abuse of individuals with developmental disabilities residing with their families in New York State. Informal meetings were held with service providers to discuss the issues, and 84 allegations of familial abuse and neglect were reviewed. The study found that familial abuse of these individuals…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Abuse, Criminals, Day Programs
Reimer, Joseph – Journal of Jewish Education, 2007
Why has it been so difficult to define the goals of Jewish informal education? Often informal educators define their work in terms of the goals of Jewish socialization. Those terms have worked to attract funders' support, but also limited the educational creativity of this field. This article argues for a dual defining of goals: socialization and…
Descriptors: Socialization, Jews, Informal Education, Judaism

Litowitz, Len S.; Baylor, Steven C. – Technology Teacher, 1997
Presents information for starting and maintaining a technology camp for students. Includes selecting topics, identifying participants, marketing, managing the camp, budgeting, and benefits to students and host institutions. (JOW)
Descriptors: Day Camp Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Summer Programs, Technology Education
Umstead, Elizabeth C. – North Carolina Journal of Outdoor Education, 1980
Previews the 1980 National Day Camp Symposium and discusses influences of the 1980s on day camps. Also discusses precamp planning, the camp season, and postcamp activities. Available from: Center for Environmental, Camping and Outdoor Education; University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Pine Lake Field Campus; 4016 Blumenthal Road; Greensboro,…
Descriptors: Day Camp Programs, Outdoor Education, Program Content, Program Development
Colorado State Dept. of Institutions, Denver. Div. of Developmental Disabilities. – 1994
This report presents the 1994 update for a 5-year plan developed in 1992 which emphasizes changes resulting from restructuring Colorado state government and its departments. The first section presents the mission statement of the Division for Developmental Disabilities, a statement of the Division's operating principles, and a statement of desired…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Day Programs, Decentralization, Developmental Disabilities
Rhodes, Irwin – Camping Magazine, 1986
Interview with Maurice Sternberg, founder of one of the first day camps in the United States and longtime member of the American Camping Association. Sternberg relates his experiences in early day camping, goals for campers and staff, thoughts on the values of camping, and future plans. Includes photograph of Sternberg. (LFL)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Camping, Day Camp Programs

Lockhart, Gene R. – Music Educators Journal, 1984
Many factors go into selecting a camp. Location, cost, and health facilities are all important considerations. The musical development and objectives of the child and the camp's particular instructional, emotional, recreational, physical, and geographical requirements are all important in the selection process. (CS)
Descriptors: Criteria, Day Camp Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Music Education
Marazzi, Lois – Momentum, 1999
Describes Camp Invention--a day camp devoted to creativity and science, and the result of a partnership among 248 nationwide schools and a nonprofit center for creativity in Ohio called Inventure Place. States that the camp, designed for second to sixth graders, provides a creative setting in which students' abilities are needed to accomplish…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Creativity, Day Camp Programs, Elementary Education

Guldager, Lars; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1983
Community residences for small groups of people and day activity programs designed to increase functional levels for severely multiply handicapped persons with visual problems, are proposed as the only viable, humane alternative to institutionalization. Sources of funding for these goup home and day activity programs, which cost the same as…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Blindness, Community Programs, Daily Living Skills

Bradley, Ian – Journal of Experiential Education, 1985
A British educator discusses the summer he spent as an American camp counselor. Discovers that in combining the roles of activity center, holiday resort, and place of learning, over 8,000 summer camps are an important part of educational process and significant formative influence on a large proportion of this nation's young. (NEC)
Descriptors: Camping, Day Camp Programs, Experiential Learning, Learning Activities

Benda, Chuck – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1989
Precamp physical examinations for children should be more than just cursory checks for routine problems. They should be complete health maintenance exams tailored to the needs of each child and to the rigors of the camp being attended. (Author/SM)
Descriptors: Children, Day Camp Programs, Health Promotion, Physical Examinations
Wolfson, Penny L. – Exceptional Parent, 1991
A mother recounts the first experience of her 5.5-year-old son who has muscular dystrophy and learning disabilities with mainstreaming in a summer day camp. (DB)
Descriptors: Day Camp Programs, Early Childhood Education, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming
Camping Magazine, 1994
Camp Adventure is an international youth organization that trains college students to work as camp counselors at camps on U.S. military bases. Diary excerpts from four camp counselors (three who worked in Panama and one in the United States) reveal how they adapted to diversity in people, locales, and cultures. (LP)
Descriptors: Camping, College Students, Consciousness Raising, Counselor Attitudes
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